El Paso to Sangamon: the Traylor family's 1831 westward venture
Samson and Sarah Traylor with two children travel by wagon in 1831 from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon country in Illinois. At Niagara Falls they join immigrant company including John McNeil. Fevers strike the group. Sarah aids Harry Needles, who survives. They reach New Salem and meet a young Abe Lincoln, then decide to settle there.
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Samson
Sarah Traylor
Josian
Betsey
Vergennes
Land of Plenty
Sangamon
Illinois
Niagara Falls
John McNeil
Sargamon
Sarah
Harry Needles
Traylors
New Salem
Iinois
Abe’’ Lincoln
Traytors
Ilogarth
Ispahan
Traylor
Abe
Stephen Nuckles
God
Isles
Sea
Esquimausx
Mammon
Kentucky
Grover
Vem
Joe
Lincoln
Doe
Mnee
Martin Waddell
Sarai
Comeryside
Aua Rutledso
Tolk
Wes
New Satem
Tre
Saumsen
Robert Emich
Michigan
Ann
Ahe
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Fireside tale with Abe and the Yankee echoing
A fireside group reels from Abe’s Lincoln-like recital and Kelso’s praise as they share stories of Yankees and slavery. Abe admits honesty drove him to return money to Mrs Peters, while Kelso honors Lincoln and predicts the end of slavery as new western settlers grow into principled leaders.
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Webster
Dalymouth
Abe
Haynes
Kelso
Bowlin’ Green's
Chaod
Samson
Lincoln
Plymouth
Midlands
West
Law and Justice
Wberry
Doctor Alien
New World
Wanderers Return with Goods and a Surprise Visit
In a rustic doorway a bearded trader offers rare Scotch gourds and unveils a beautiful girl from a packed wagon who greets Jack Welso with a kiss. The next morning Abe and companions head to the woods to cut timber for a new home, while townsfolk gather for quilting and meet a handsome visitor, setting the scene for frontier life and Suspected future ties.
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Kelso
Klima
Ieli
Nelso
Eli
Welso
Jack Welso
Abe
David Barney
Mr. Traylor
Sim
Bev
Ann Rutledge
Saul and Timothy Boyhood in Jewish Training
The lesson outlines Saul of Tarsus birth in Cilicia and early home training based on Deuteronomy 6 4 9. It notes his education in Jerusalem under Gamaliel and a later trade as a tent maker in Tarsus. Timothy shares similar home scriptural formation.
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Josh
Saul
Timothy
Jesus
Stephen
Paul
Philemon
Larsus
Cilicia
God
Jerusalem
Gamaliel
Israel
Tarsus
Raising the cabin compromise and self view
A fragment from a column or note contrasts a man’s attempt to appear better to his professor with his claim to a girl. The line reads Raising the cabin. A Compromise. No college man is as good as he tries to pretend nor as bad as he tells his girl.
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Our Trust in God in Times of Life’s Maze
The passage reflects on relying on faith when the familiar path disappears. It urges trusting God to gain lessons in self direction humility and gratitude for kindness from others, as guidance through uncertainty.
Leather Flowers Fashion Fad In Leather Boutonnieres
Leather flowers on boutonnieres showcase painted suede and leather crafted to imitate real blooms. Neapolitan violet bunches in Russian leather and pink rose notes on blue serge coats highlight a costly, hand made art kept secret by the artisan.
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Irving Bacheller
New England
Theodore Parker
Regan
Frog City
Harry
Sanson
Samay
Rkv Prp
Meitzwater
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Saige
Fancy Santos
Wm. Schotten Coffee Co
ST. Louis
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
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Dept. of Immigration, and Colonization
Dominion of Canad
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OWL Chemical Works
Terre Haute
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